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fi·lar·i·a
 filaria
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- pronunciation:
- f
le
ri
[or]
f
leI
ri
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noun |
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filariae |
| definition: |
any of various threadlike roundworms that are parasitic in the blood of vertebrates and are transmitted by bloodsucking insects.
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| derivation: |
filarial (adj.) |
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